tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post7531981049447372513..comments2015-03-03T14:33:22.801-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Two More Suspects in the Death of Maj. PitcairnJ. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-91408517485177320532009-02-15T08:17:00.000-05:002009-02-15T08:17:00.000-05:00I had a feeling the 4 balls is what you meant, but...I had a feeling the 4 balls is what you meant, but I doubted myself and thought it was too obvious! Guess not!Tripnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-13777011695696070952009-02-14T18:57:00.000-05:002009-02-14T18:57:00.000-05:00Sorry—my “noticed” comment was about the four ball...Sorry—my “noticed” comment was about the four balls. <BR/><BR/>I agree that Shaw’s death is usually described as similar to Pitcairn’s. And probably there were some British officers who died much like Shaw, as they stood atop the enemy’s fortification. <BR/><BR/>But Pitcairn wasn’t one of them.J. L. Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-41151473489200352632009-02-14T18:24:00.000-05:002009-02-14T18:24:00.000-05:00they really filmed Col. Shaw's death to look like ...they really filmed Col. Shaw's death to look like Maj. Pitcairn? Or am I just gullible?!Tripnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-22351459234965946632009-02-14T14:18:00.000-05:002009-02-14T14:18:00.000-05:00Good—somebody noticed! But there are other discrep...Good—somebody noticed! <BR/><BR/>But there are other discrepancies in the accounts of Pitcairn’s death as well.J. L. Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-75839963670143161232009-02-14T10:37:00.000-05:002009-02-14T10:37:00.000-05:00Wasn't it mentioned earlier that 4 bullets were sh...Wasn't it mentioned earlier that 4 bullets were shot into his body? If that is the case, can't we just say they all had a hand in killing the Major?<BR/><BR/>The way he died is eerily similar to the way Col Shaw is portrayed as dying in the movie Glory.Tripnoreply@blogger.com